# Full Combat Mission Training — Program Element 0207701F

**Program element:** 0207701F  
**Component:** U.S. Air Force  
**Appropriation:** 3600 — RDT&E, Air Force  
**Budget Activity:** 5 — System Development & Demonstration  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207701F

## Summary

U.S. Air Force funding falls 37% to a $6.5M request in FY2027 (down from a FY2026 peak), sustained across the five-year plan. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House funded it in full; the Senate funded it in full; House appropriators funded it in full.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 7.6 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 10.3 |
| FY2027 | Request | 6.5 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 6.7 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 6.9 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 7.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 7.1 |

> Estimate types are not summed — the profile mixes actuals, enacted law, the request, and outyear projections.

## Congressional marks (FY2027)

| Stage | Marked ($M) | Change ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| Request | 6.5 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 6.5 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 6.5 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 6.5 | +0.0 |

> FY2027 NDAA authorization marks, as of 2026-07-27. Not appropriations or final law.

## Projects (1)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 655012 | Full Combat Mission Training | 7.6 | 10.3 | 6.5 | −37% |

> Projects are the summable leaves: the program element total is their sum, never added to it.

### Project 655012 — Full Combat Mission Training

Full Combat Mission Training (FCMT) supports Air Force Distributed Mission Operations (DMO), Live-Synthetic, Blended, and Joint Simulation Environment (JSE) integration. FCMT funding provides research in areas benefiting the DMO/Live Virtual Constructive (LVC) environment as a whole; provides research and development to facilitate integration of fielded and newly acquired Air Force owned training devices into DMO/LVC networks; enhances the quality of training for the systems added to the network; enables aircrews to network with LVC components to form the integrated DMO battlespace; links geographically distributed high-fidelity combat and combat support training devices including Command and Control and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance systems and develops, demonstrates, and inserts Multi-Level Security (MLS) capability. This capability enables warfighters to exercise and train at the operational and strategic levels of war as well as conduct networked unit-level training at home station. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver weapon system capability. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605827F, 0605828F, 0605829F, 0605831F, 0605832F, 0605833F, 0605898F, 0606398F. In FY 2025 $0.00M was expended for civilian pay expenses in this program element. FY 2026 $0.00M is forecasted for civilian pay expenses in this program element.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Domain Solutions (CDS) | 3.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| Distributed Mission Operations Development | 1.9 | 6.6 | 2.5 |
| Development and validation of DMO and Blended training assessments tools. | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Network Studies | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 |

> R-2A activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. Coverage is partial, so count them, never total them.

## Where the FY2027 request goes

| Category | Share | $M |
|---|---|---|
| Government labs & warfare centers | 100% | 6.5 |

> R-3 exhibit contract funding, not USAspending obligations.

## Mission & acquisition strategy

Full Combat Mission Training (FCMT) supports Air Force Distributed Mission Operations (DMO), Live-Synthetic Blended integration. FCMT funding provides research in areas benefiting the DMO/Live Virtual Constructive (LVC) environment and the Air Force synthetic training enterprise. It also provides research and development to facilitate integration of fielded and newly acquired Air Force owned training devices into DMO/LVC networks; enhances the quality of training for the systems added to the network; enables aircrews to network with LVC components to form the integrated DMO battlespace; links geographically distributed high-fidelity combat and combat support training devices including…

Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) will conduct research/studies to develop/implement Cross Domain Solutions (CDS) supporting integrated DMO and Live-synthetic blended training. Fielded and projected Air Force flight and mission training systems without blended training capability and will be modified to ensure training compatibility.

## Related program elements

- [0604735F — Combat Training Range Equipment](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604735F) (Air Force)
- [0301401F — Space Superiority - Advanced Intelligence Systems](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0301401F) (Air Force)
- [0603207N — Air/Ocean Tactical Applications](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603207N) (Navy)
- [0604121A — Synthetic Training Environment Refinement & Prototyping](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604121A) (Army)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0207701F (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0207701F")`.

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